SynthesisProceedings. Biological sciences2024
Mechanistic models for West Nile virus transmission: a systematic review of features, aims and parametrization.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Modelling the risk of West Nile virus infection in seven European countries from published serological and case notification data, 2008 to 2022.Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2026Pooled it
- Mechanistic models for West Nile virus transmission: a systematic review of features, aims and parametrization.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2024Pooled it
- West Nile virus: epidemiology, prevention, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, and open research questions.Annals of medicine · 2026Review
- Ecological specialization in vectors alters transmission thresholds and endemic dynamics in multi-host, multi-vector systems.PLoS computational biology · 2026Article
- A global database of West Nile virus host prevalence and competence.Scientific data · 2026Article
- A process-based model simulating the life-cycle of Culex pipiens s.s./Cx. torrentium (Diptera: Culicidae) in Germany.Parasites & vectors · 2026Article
- Association of avian biodiversity and West Nile Virus circulation in Culex mosquitoes in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Article
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- Are we doing our best to contain the spread of West Nile virus? Evaluating intervention efficacy through mathematical modelling.Parasites & vectors · 2025Article
- Mosquito vector ecologies are destabilizing as a result of climate change.Research square · 2025Article
- Multivariate resilience indicators to anticipate vector-borne disease outbreaks: A West Nile virus case-study.PLoS computational biology · 2025Article
- Mosquito vector ecologies are destabilizing as a result of climate change.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Reconstructing the silent circulation of West Nile Virus in a Caribbean island during 15 years using sentinel serological data.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- West Nile Virus (WNV): One-Health and Eco-Health Global Risks.Veterinary sciences · 2025Review
- Graph-based epidemic modeling of West Nile Virus: Forecasting and containment.F1000Research · 2025Article
- Present and future suitability of invasive and urban vectors through an environmentally driven mosquito reproduction number.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2024Article
- Modeling the 2014-2015 Vesicular Stomatitis Outbreak in the United States Using an SEIR-SEI Approach.Viruses · 2024Article
- An Overview of Infectious and Non-Infectious Causes of Pregnancy Losses in Equine.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Review
- Drivers and epidemiological patterns of West Nile virus in Serbia.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
Mathematical models within the Ross-Macdonald framework increasingly play a role in our understanding of vector-borne disease dynamics and as tools for assessing scenarios to respond to emerging threats. These threats are typically characterized by a high degree of heterogeneity, introducing a range of possible complexities in models and challenges to maintain the link with empirical evidence. We systematically identified and analysed a total of 77 published papers presenting compartmental West Nile virus (WNV) models that use parameter values derived from empirical studies. Using a set of 15 criteria, we measured the dissimilarity compared with the Ross-Macdonald framework. We also retrieved the purpose and type of models and traced the empirical sources of their parameters. Our review highlights the increasing refinements in WNV models. Models for prediction included the highest number of refinements. We found uneven distributions of refinements and of evidence for parameter values. We identified several challenges in parametrizing such increasingly complex models. For parameters common to most models, we also synthesize the empirical evidence for their values and ranges. The study highlights the potential to improve the quality of WNV models and their applicability for policy by establishing closer collaboration between mathematical modelling and empirical work.
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